We all love stories. Listening to them, reading them and discussing them. But what role might they play in education? How could they be used to assist learning? In this task you are going to explore these ideas.
Task
You are going to create a digital story which could be used by a primary class. The story can be used for any subject of your choice, as long as it can be said to in some way enhance the learning experience. You will need to produce this story, as well as give a rationale based on course readings saying why you think your video is a valuable learning tool.
Storytelling
Introduction
We all love stories. Listening to them, reading them and discussing them. But what role might they play in education? How could they be used to assist learning? In this task you are going to explore these ideas.
Task
You are going to create a digital story which could be used by a primary class. The story can be used for any subject of your choice, as long as it can be said to in some way enhance the learning experience. You will need to produce this story, as well as give a rationale based on course readings saying why you think your video is a valuable learning tool.
Process
1. choose a subject which your video could be used for2. decide on a topic within your subject
3. gather the information you feel students will need to know
4. produce your video (visuals, text, voice, annotations, etc.)
5. write a rationale for the video using the following links:
a) Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants
b) Are students today really different?
c) Why you need to use storytelling for learning
d) Flipping the classroom
an example curriculum document
Presentation
Save your video to the Box Task 3folder